The reformed Virginian silk-worm, or, A rare and new discovery of a speedy way, and easie means, found out by a young lady in England, she having made full proof thereof in May, anno 1652. For the feeding of silk-worms in the woods, on the mulberry-tree-leaves in Virginia : who after fourty dayes time, present their most rich golden-coloured silken fleece, to the instant wonderful enriching of all the planters there, requiring from them neither cost, labour, or hindrance in any of their other emploments [sic] whatsoever. And also to the good hopes, that the Indians, seeing and finding that there is neither art, skill, or pains in the thing
Subtitle: they will readily set upon it, being by the benefit thereof inabled to buy of the English  all those things that they most desire
Contributors: Stallenge, William; Letellier, Jean-Baptiste; Farrer, Virginia, 1628-1668; Ferrar, John, 1590?-1657; Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste, seigneur, 1544-1590
Publisher: printed by John Streater, for Giles Calvert at the Black-Spread-Eagle at the west end of Pauls
Published: 1655
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
Subjects: Silkworms; Mulberry; Sericulture; Poetry
Other titles: Reformed Virginian silk-worm.; Reformed Virginian silk worm.; Rare and new discovery of a speedy way, and easie means, found out by a young lady in England, she having made full proof thereof in May, anno 1652.
Work titles: Glory be to God on high, peace on earth, good will amongst men. A rare and new discovery of a speedy way, and easie means, found out by a young lady in England, she having made full proofe thereof in May, anno 1652
Notes: First printed under title: Glory be to God on high, peace on earth, good will amongst men. A rare and new discovery of a speedy way, and easie means, found out by a young lady in England, she having made full proofe thereof in May, anno 1652, London, 1652.

"To the reader", p. [3-4], 1st count, signed: Samuel Hartlib.

Also issued as part of the author's The reformed common-wealth of bees, London, 1655 (Wing H997)

"To the reader", p. [3-4], 1st count, p. 1-6, 2nd count, "The fashion of the botome", p. [18], 2nd count, "A comparison between the gain and labor of tobacco and silk", p. 39, 2nd count, and "Thus learned Bartas upon this noble and admirable creature", a verse by Guillaume de Salluste du Bartas: p. [40], 2nd count, are reprinted from the author's "Glory be to God on high, peace on earth, good will amongst men. A rare and new discovery of a speedy way, and easie means, found out by a young lady in England, she having made full proofe thereof in May, anno 1652", first printed London, 1652 (Wing H988)

"Instructions for the increase and planting of mulberry-trees": p. 1-6, 2nd count. This is a translation by William Stallenge of "Memoires et instructions pour l'establissement des meuriers, & art de faire la soye en France" by Jean-Baptiste Letellier, first printed in England in 1609 with title: Instructions for the increasing of mulberie trees, and the breeding of silke-wormes (STC 23138)

"A loving advertisement to all the ingenious gentlemen-planters in Virginia now upon the designe of silk. By V.F.", p. 19-27, 2nd count, can be attributed to Virginia Farrer. Cf. 1652 edition.

Includes other letters and testimonies from other planters including John Ferrar on p. 28-32, 2nd count.

"Upon the most noble, Virginian natural silk-worm ...", p. 33-38, 2nd count, is a poem, signed on p. 38: I.F. [i.e. John Ferrar]

"A comparison between the gain and labor of tobacco and silk", p. 39, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Thus learned Bartas upon this noble and admirable creature", a verse by Guillaume de Salluste du Bartas: p. [40], 2nd count.

Signatures: A-E⁴ (A1 verso blank) F²

Title printed within ornamental border; woodcut head pieces; initials.

Church, E.D. Catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, 539.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed. 1994), H1000.

Bibliotheca Americana: catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island II:450.

European Americana 655/94.

English short title catalogue R177863.

Purchase; between 1853 and 1854; 01683.